Ahrend G. Zimmermann

• Death Notes
  • Ahrend G Zimmerman died at his home in Amber, IA. Death resulted from stomach trouble and an enfeebled condition. He was 73 yrs old. He came to America from 2951 Strockholt, Hanover, Germany in 1854. He first settled in Dixon, IL, where he was married. Ahrend and Anna made their home in Dixon, IL for the first year of their marriage. In 1860 they traveled to Jones County in a wagon and followed his trade as a shoemaker. The first brick building in Monticello, Iowa was built by Ahrend. The first floor was the shoe repair shop and the second was the family home. Ahrend continued in shoe repairing until 1869 when he purchased some land south of Monticello. They lived on the farm until 1900, when they moved to Amber, Iowa.
    Ahrend was to become one of the well-to-do citizens in Wayne township. Ahrend and Anna Zimmerman, with their daughter are buried at Wayne Zion Lutheran Cemetery, Jones County, Iowa.
    It is of interest that this hard working family was among the group of fifteen families that founded the Wayne Zion Lutheran Church in Wayne Township in 1872.